Tuesday, June 3, 2025
The Lagos Today
  • Login
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
The Lagos Today
No Result
View All Result
Home Lagos News

Family, Friends, Mentees Commission Sports Centre In Honour Of Ibukun Awosika At 60

by Eucharia Egwuma
December 23, 2022
in Lagos News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
0
0
Family, Friends, Mentees Commission Sports Centre In Honour Of Ibukun Awosika At 60
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Family, friends & and mentees have unveiled the newly built ‘Ibukun Awosika Sports Centre’ at the Methodist Girls high school Lagos, in honor of Ibukun Awosika, renowned African entrepreneur, international leader, businesswoman, Chairman & Founder of the Chair Centre Group, former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria and author on her 60th birthday.

This eponymous gift which also came as a surprise to the celebrant was commissioned and unveiled at its location on the grounds of the Methodist Girls High School (MGHS), Yaba. The ‘Ibukun Awosika Sports Centre’ is purpose-built by her mentees and family for her alma mater in order to integrate sports into the lives of young girls and foster qualities such as optimism, leadership, resilience, dedication, commitment, teamwork, practice, respect, among others. As part of the gift, a 12-month mentoring programme for 30 girls at the MGHS was also announced and will kick off in 2023. 

Giving the keynote address during the event, Executive Coach, Leadership Expert, Global Speaker and Founder/CEO GEMSTONE Group, Fela Durotoye said, “We are grateful for the depth of Mrs. Awosika’s wisdom. I am delighted that we are flagging off the commissioning of this beautiful sports centre with a relay race, which symbolises how Mrs. Awosika has prepared the next generation for a greater run. I am also proud of the women she has mentored. Mrs. Awosika has been fruitful and has empowered the next generation. We can’t but express our gratitude for the gift of Mrs. Awosika to our generation.”

Speaking at the event, Managing Director, What’s On Media, Chichi Nwoko on behalf of all stated, “It’s a privilege to be celebrating Mrs. Awosika today.  To honour her as she marks her 60th birthday, we – her family, friends and mentees decided to join resources as a group and we have successfully used the resources to build a sports centre at the Methodist Girls High School, Yaba in her name.

“Just like Mrs. Awosika who was also an athlete as a student at MGHS, we believe that this initiative will enable young girls to build confidence and the spirit of sportsmanship to lead the future generation. We are truly delighted to honour her life and her positive contributions to the communities around her through the gift of impact.”

In appreciation of the special gift, Ibukun Awosika enthused, “I am beyond enthralled that my friends, family and mentees who know how much my alma mater means to me went all out to give in my name, this is the ultimate honour. I also appreciate my sisters for always being there for me.

“All I ever wanted was to live a fulfilling life and make it easier for the next generation to walk through the path that I walked and do greater things than I have done. I am grateful for passing through this school which taught me a lot of things and for the relationships I built here. I am in awe of this gift and I am making a commitment to ensure that I make available whatever is required to keep this facility running for the future generation.”

Among her mentees who were in attendance to celebrate her 60th birthday and contributed to the building are many of whom have participated in some of her leadership development programme such as the International Women’s Leadership Conference (IWLC) in Dubai, the 360 Leadership mentorship program and the Life Series program which has been run severally in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, the United Kingdom, the Caribbean Islands of the Bahamas and virtually across the world.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • X

Like this:

Like Loading...
Tags: Ibukun AwosikaIbukun Awosika Sports CentreMethodist Girls High School (MGHS)
Previous Post

World Cup Winner Messi Agrees To Stay At PSG

Next Post

Motorist Bashes Car, Kills Owner For Complaining

Eucharia Egwuma

Eucharia Egwuma

Related Posts

Nigeria Greenlights Exxon’s Onshore Asset Sale to Seplat

Nigeria Greenlights Exxon’s Onshore Asset Sale to Seplat

by Iyanu Ale
October 21, 2024
0

The Nigerian government has officially approved the sale of Exxon Mobil Corp.’s oil and gas assets to local energy firm...

French Investment Firm Boosts Loan Access For Nigerian SMEs

Nigerian Cleantech Startup Secures Funding to Scale Solar Solutions for SMEs

by Iyanu Ale
October 21, 2024
0

Earthbond, a promising cleantech startup, has successfully secured significant funding aimed at revolutionizing solar energy access for small and medium...

Next Post
Lagos Urges Motorists to Drive Safely During Yuletide

Motorist Bashes Car, Kills Owner For Complaining

Please login to join discussion

Recommended

LASU Gets 13 New Governing Council Members

Lagos Fiesta To Hold in December

4 years ago
Lagos Lifts Suspension on Jumat In State Assembly

Lagos Lifts Suspension on Jumat In State Assembly

4 years ago

Popular News

    Connect with us

    Tags

    #EndSARS 2023 Elections 2023 polls 2023 Presidency ACCIDENT Africa All progressives Congress APC Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Babajide Sanwo-Olu CBN Central Bank of NIgeria Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Coronavirus pandemic Covid-19 Covid-19 in Lagos Covid-19 in Nigeria Covid-19 Vaccine Cryptocurrency Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Federal Government Federal Government of Nigeria Fraud Gov. Sanwo-Olu House of Representatives Lagos-Ibadan expressway Lagos state Lagos State Government Lagos State House of Assembly Lagos State Police command Muhammadu Buhari Murder Naira NDLEA Nigeria Nigeria Customs Service Nigerian Economy Nigeria Police Force Rape Strike action TECH UK United Kingdom US

    News

    Opinion

    © 2020 The Lagos Today - Nkali.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In
    No Result
    View All Result

    © 2020 The Lagos Today - Nkali.

    %d